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At last! I received my copy of 'The Beauty of Zentangle'. Other contributors have been receiving their books all week, and I've been all agog with anticipation. You can imagine how thrilled I was when I opened the door and found my copy on the welcome mat.

Each contributor received a beautiful certificate and a copy of the book.

So what could I do but review? Take it as a given that I love the book. I'll try to keep my enthusiasm down, and let you decide for yourself whether it's the right book for you.

Specs

Cover: Cardboard with fold-in flaps

No of Pages: 184

Size: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches

Weight: 1.7 pounds

Look and Feel

'The Beauty of Zentangle' is more of a coffee table than a reference book. Its size and weight would make it cumbersome to carry around. It lies flat enough that the pages won't spring shut on you, so if you find it difficult to hold while reading, you can easily put it on the table and flip through the pages.

The book is printed on high-quality gloss paper that won't age easily, so it's made to last. The colors are gorgeous (though slightly off-true) and the artwork is amazing.

There are 37 new tangle step-outs, an introduction to and brief description of the tangle process. More time is spent exploring what Zentangle® is, but the bulk of the book is filled with examples from the 137 contributors. If you are already a zentangle enthusiast you will likely recognize many of the contributor's names. If you aren't an enthusiast, you may well be after reading this book!

Contributors (congratulations to everyone who was included and my apologies for any misspellings or mis-attributions in this list. They are my mistakes, not Fox Chapel's!)

Bette Abdu, CZT

Fina Man, CZT

Suzy Allen

Sandhya Manne, CZT

Sacil Armstrong, CZT

Diane Masloroff, CZT

Kimberly Dragone Barcello, CZT

Judith McCabe

Kathy Barrigner, CZT

Kari McKnight-Holbrook

Sandy Steen Bartholomew, CZT

Dana McNair

Michele Beauchamp, CZT

Suzanne McNeil, CZT

Jeannine Bellarosa, CZT

Patricia A Meijer, CZT

Lorrie M. Bennett

Dawn Meisch, CZT

Carolyn Boettner

Jane Menard, CZT

Cecilia Borlini

Grace Mendez, CZT

Margaret Bremner, CZT

Patsy Monk, CZT

Christine Britos, MAE, CZT

Magdalena Muldoon

Amy Broady, CZT

Kit Murdoch, CZT

Caroline Broady, CZT

Susan G Nutting, CZT

Marie Browning, CZT

Daniel J O’Brien, CZT

Judy K. Burkett, CZT

Susan Olsen, CZT

Christie R. Campo, CZT

Erin Koetz Olsen, CZT

Cheryl A. Cianci, CZT

Dilip P Patel, CZT

Sue Clark, CZT

Sharon Lynn Payne, CZT

Ann Coakley, CZT

Joan Payton, CZT

Linda R Cobb, CZT

Jennifer Perruzzi, CZT

Genevieve Crabe, CZT

Bonnie Pewterbaugh, CZT

Liz D’Amico

Karen Polkinghorse, CZT

Panos Dervissis

Penny Raile, CZT

Ingrid Dijkers

Chari-Lynn Reithmeier, CZT

Marta Drennon, CZT

Dr. Lesley Roberta, CZT

Jodi Ehler, CZT

Michelle Robinson, CZT

Julie Evans, CZT

Michelle Rodgers, CZT

Cindy Fahs, CZT

Karen Rogers

Jenny Farrell, CZT

Denise Rudd, CZT

Tina Festa, CZT

Diane K. Ryan, CZT

Joanne Fink

C.C. Sadler, CZT

Barbara Finwall

Izume Sato, CZT

Bobbie Florida, CZT

MaryAnn Scheblein-Dawson,
CZT

Janice Freiheit, CZT

Lesley Scott-Gillian, CZT

Deanna Gibson, CZT

Judith R Shamp, CZT

Estelle M. Goodnight, CZT

Suzy Shedd, CZT

Ellen Gozeling, CZT

Cindy Shepard, CZT

Linda Halvorsen, CZT

Lisa Skeen, CZT

Davilla Harding

Debbie Skinner

Wayne Harlow, CZT

Virginia Dejewska Shawson,
CZT

Laura Harms, CZT

Elizabeth Smith, CZT

Celestine Hart, CZT

Nancy Smith, CZT

Victoria M Hayhurst, CZT

Susan Smith, CZT

Alice Hendon, CZT

Sandra K Strait

Sharla R Hicks, CZT

Earl Stokes, CZT

Melissa Hoopes, CZT

Lois Stokes, CZT

Donna Hornsby, CZT

Annika Sylte

Elaine Huffman, CZT

Arlene Butterworth Taylor

Sandy Hunter, CZT

Smanatha Taylor, CZT

Karen Izzi, PhD, CZT

Chris Titus, CZT

Dawn D. Jackson, CZT

Marizaan van Beek, CZT

Sue Jacobs, CZT

Lee Vause, CZT

Denyse Gower Jones, CZT

Maria Vennekens, CZT

Kelley Kelly, CZT

Jella Verelst, CZT

Donna MJ Kinsey

Marion ‘Mickey’ Tynan Weitsen, CZT

Denise Knobloch, PSS, CZT

Sandra Westcott, CZT

Kate Lamontagne, CZT

Margie Whittington

Arja de Lange-Huisman, CZT

Helen Williams

Billie Lauder, CZT

Lara Williams, CZT

Susan Lazaruk, CZT

Darla Williamson, CZT

Judy Lehman, CZT

Sadelle Wiltshire, CZT

Cris Letourneau, CZT

Ellen Wolters

Goretti Lewis

Liane Worth, CZT

Pamela Lisak, CZT

Sonya J Yencer, CZT

Laura Liu, CZT

Cathy Zavodny, CZT

Jane MacKugler, CZT

Overall

'The Beauty of Zentangle' is a beautifully done book. If you are specifically looking for Zentangle instructions or a workbook style publication, this won't be your first choice. If you want an introduction to Zentangle, some new tangles and a gorgeous gallery of Zentangle art this is the book for you. It would make a great gift.

For some, the 37 tangle step-outs will be worth the price. I have seen a couple of these tangles posted online, but I believe that most of them are new.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of 'The Beauty of Zentangle' and a contributor's certificate because I was a contributing artist. I have received no other recompense. I was not asked to do this review and all opinions are my own. Any mistakes are mine.

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